Tagged: Tidal Energy & News
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Ireland’s energy infrastructure challenges – report News
27.02.2012 Engineers Ireland has today brought out its analysis of Ireland’s energy infrastructure. According to the body, Ireland’s energy infrastructure in Ireland has served the country...Categories: Careers and Employment, Communications, Economy, Education, Energy, Engineer, Engineering, Green, Green Tech, Investments, Project Management, R&D, Science -
Irish, NI and Scottish governments to pursue €7bn joined-up energy grid? News
27.01.2012 The ISLES project, a collaboration between the Irish Government, the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, is reportedly planning to create a joined-up energy... -
US clean-tech investments leap to US$1.1bn. Where's Ireland at? News
04.11.2011 Ernst & Young analysis reveals that venture capital investments in US clean-tech firms jumped by 73pc to reach US1.1bn in Q3 2011, compared with the same quarter last year....Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Jobs, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Graduate, Government, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, CIO -
Energy and clean-tech challenges for planet Earth News
19.10.2011 Paris was the scene this week for a two-day International Energy Agency (IEA) meeting, when energy ministers from around the globe converged to talk about pressing issues such... -
Where is China’s clean technology agenda heading? News
06.12.2011 With certain economists predicting that 90pc of the world's feasible coal supply will run out by 2070, how is China reacting to the clean-tech revolution that’s already gripping...Categories: Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Green Tech, Sustainability -
OpenHydro and Egis Projects win at Ireland France Business Awards News
25.11.2011 Irish clean-tech company OpenHydro and Egis Projects Ireland received honours last night at the 2011 Ireland France Business Awards for their company performances in 2011 and...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Green, Government, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green TechTags: Venture Capital, OpenHydro, Enterprise Ireland, Invest NI, TCD, Smart Grid, EU, Clean Tech, Ireland, Tidal Energy, Green Economy, -
The energy economy News
24.11.2011 With energy security a pressing global issue, Bord Gáis Energy is one Irish utility that’s diversifying from natural gas in order to embrace renewables. -
Bill Gates tweets on need for 'energy miracles' News
17.11.2011 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates yesterday tweeted “Wanted: energy miracles counter threat of catastrophic climate change. Innovation can make this possible”. He’s aiming to drive...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, Education, Supply Chain Management -
ESB secures €235m European Investment Bank loan News
17.11.2011 ESB is set to sign a new loan facility for €235m with the European Investment Bank (EIB) this afternoon. The loan will be used to fund 'smart' investment in Ireland’s...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Storage, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Green, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Ireland’s OpenHydro and Imperative Energy scoop awards News
15.11.2011 Dublin hosted the Global CleanTech Cluster Awards last night, when 30 finalists from all over the world congregated in the capital city to vie to win the 10 later stage awards...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Government, Funding, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, Science -
OpenHydro in Global Cleantech Cluster Association finals News
02.11.2011 Irish tidal energy company OpenHydro has made it to the final top 30 in the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) awards, and is now one to watch as a rising clean-tech...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Jobs, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, CIOTags: Dublin, Green Tech, Clean Tech, OpenHydro, Ireland, Smart Grid, Environment, Tidal Energy, Innovation -
IBM opens US$50m Smarter Cities Challenge grant program News
24.10.2011 IBM has today opened the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant program to new applications for 2012. Smarter Cities Challenge is a three-year, 100-city, US$50m grant programme in...Categories: Global CIO, Financial, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy, Green Tech, CIO, Government, Green, Green Computing, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Jobs, Networking & Telecoms, Networks, Project Management, R&D, Recycling Services, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
Welsh tidal power demonstration to go ahead in 2012 News
22.07.2011 Funding of £11m has been secured for Wales’ first full-scale tidal stream energy generator, which is now likely to be deployed next year. -
ESRI energy policy review for Ireland News
27.04.2011 ESRI argues that the current Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (REFIT) support scheme for renewable technologies such as offshore wind and wave and tidal generation should be... -
Renewables investment could create hundreds of Co Clare jobs News
16.02.2011 Multinational utility companies are seeking to invest more than €2bn to harness the energy of Co Clare's natural resources, the Clare County Development Board (CDB) said in... -
Supergrid for Europe and connecting renewable energy News
07.02.2011 The opportunities and challenges for increasing the penetration of renewable energy into the power grid, the scope for stakeholders to update the transmission network and a...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Consultant, Green Tech -
Ones to watch for wind power News
31.01.2011 Solar PV has overtaken wind in the EU in terms of power installations, but investment in EU wind farms still reached €12.7bn in 2010, with offshore wind and Eastern Europe as... -
SEAI signs funding agreement with Australian wave energy developer News
12.01.2011 SEAI has secured a formal funding agreement with Australian renewables company Carnegie Wave Energy for a €150,000 project to evaluate potential wave sites for its CETO...Tags: Green Jobs, Green Economy, Ocean Energy, Bord Gais, Tidal Energy, OpenHydro, SEAI, Wave Energy -
Plans for Ireland’s first tidal energy farm under way News
12.01.2011 Bord Gais Energy has become a shareholder in OpenHydro and will invest €1m in the company as part of a joint venture aimed at developing a utility scale tidal farm off the coast... -
Wavebob wins Green Machines expo at Science Gallery News
17.12.2010 Irish wave energy firm Wavebob has secured the highest 'virtual' investment of €695m from visitors, which included US Secretary of Energy Dr Steven Chu, to the Science Gallery...